Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 78.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
$6.42
€5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
$3.35
€3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
$5.70
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
$27,020.53
€25,211.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
$29.51
€27.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
$686.76
€640.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
$565.47
€527.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
$155.79
€145.36
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
$401.79
€374.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
$7,295.41
€6,807.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
$65.52
€61.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
$78.82
€73.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
$31.68
€29.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
$83.03
€77.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
$96.57
€90.10
|
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